440 lbs donated to the Open Cupboard - Photo by Sally Bird
The mission of Church of the Holy Spirit Is to know Christ, as we serve others, proclaim his love and grow in his Spirit
Each Good Friday members of the Church of the Holy Spirit go beyond its four walls to fulfill service opportunities in the Hunterdon County community.
The Confirmands have participated in activities at Cristo Rey with Padre Pozo and teens from that parish. Teams have worked at Good News Home for Women, Country Arch Care Center, and Family Promise to make repairs, paint or spruce up the grounds. In addition, there are projects around the church property and the Narthex is filled with the sound of sewing machines.
Commissioning of all volunteers is followed by a continental breakfast provided by the Vestry. The day concludes back at the church with a soup supper and time to chat about the day's activities.
Each Good Friday members of the Church of the Holy Spirit go beyond its four walls to fulfill service opportunities in the Hunterdon County community.
The Confirmands have participated in activities at Cristo Rey with Padre Pozo and teens from that parish. Teams have worked at Good News Home for Women, Country Arch Care Center, and Family Promise to make repairs, paint or spruce up the grounds. In addition, there are projects around the church property and the Narthex is filled with the sound of sewing machines.
Commissioning of all volunteers is followed by a continental breakfast provided by the Vestry. The day concludes back at the church with a soup supper and time to chat about the day's activities.
WE CELEBRATED GOOD FRIDAY BY HELPING THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY in 2023
Thank you to all that helped us to make our CHS Good Friday Day of Service a memorable one. We had over 85 volunteers turn out for this special day. We completed work at 13 houses as part of the Mr. Fixit project of Hunterdon County. We helped Good News Home for Women clean out storage areas on their property. Meals on Wheels gratefully distributed the 90 wreaths that we made for their clients. We helped the Sunday School finish the 8 blankets that were made for the Linus Project. The Flemington Food Bank received about 90 personal hygiene kits for their clients, along with handmade notes created by folks at CHS that day. The Clinton Food Pantry received 440 lbs of food and cleaning supplies collected during the few weeks leading up to Good Friday. Several caps were knitted and crocheted for the Seaman’s Institute’s Christmas at Sea program. Several projects were completed around CHS including, outside pruning, Altar Guild room cleanup, electrical rewiring, and Parish Hall renovation work. Our newly formed Publicity group sent out information to several publications and we had a few new folks join us that day due to this outreach.
A special thank you to those parishioners who spearheaded the projects and those that organized and contributed food for breakfast and dinner that day.
Sally Bird
Thank you to all that helped us to make our CHS Good Friday Day of Service a memorable one. We had over 85 volunteers turn out for this special day. We completed work at 13 houses as part of the Mr. Fixit project of Hunterdon County. We helped Good News Home for Women clean out storage areas on their property. Meals on Wheels gratefully distributed the 90 wreaths that we made for their clients. We helped the Sunday School finish the 8 blankets that were made for the Linus Project. The Flemington Food Bank received about 90 personal hygiene kits for their clients, along with handmade notes created by folks at CHS that day. The Clinton Food Pantry received 440 lbs of food and cleaning supplies collected during the few weeks leading up to Good Friday. Several caps were knitted and crocheted for the Seaman’s Institute’s Christmas at Sea program. Several projects were completed around CHS including, outside pruning, Altar Guild room cleanup, electrical rewiring, and Parish Hall renovation work. Our newly formed Publicity group sent out information to several publications and we had a few new folks join us that day due to this outreach.
A special thank you to those parishioners who spearheaded the projects and those that organized and contributed food for breakfast and dinner that day.
Sally Bird
Our church tradition started in 1990, making the day special by serving others on Good Friday. Nearly 200 men, women and children from Holy Spirit (and their friends) work in small groups in the community to paint, repair, do gardening or office work, clean up, visit and otherwise serve others.
In the past we have helped senior citizens by doing yard clean up, visited residents at nursing homes, created quilts for the Linus Project, helped as needed at Anderson House, Good News Home, Christ Church in Trenton, and the Frenchtown Manor. Be a part of that tradition.
In the past we have helped senior citizens by doing yard clean up, visited residents at nursing homes, created quilts for the Linus Project, helped as needed at Anderson House, Good News Home, Christ Church in Trenton, and the Frenchtown Manor. Be a part of that tradition.